Congratulations to long-time PHANZA member Elizabeth Cox, who has won the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction at this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, for Mr Ward’s Map: Victorian Wellington Street by Street.
For more information and the full list of award winners, click here.
Elizabeth will be presenting on her work in the Stout Research Centre’s ‘Between the Lines: Recent Books in New Zealand Studies’ seminar series on Wednesday 20 May 2026:
Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Between the Lines:
Recent Books in New Zealand Studies
Mr Ward’s Map:
Victorian Wellington Street by Street
By Elizabeth Cox
The Stout Centre’s seminar series highlighting recent books continues with Elizabeth Cox’s Mr Ward’s Map. In 1891, surveyor Thomas Ward produced a map of Wellington in remarkable detail, which was regularly updated over the following decade.
Join us for a conversation between the author, Elizabeth Cox, and scholars on historical Wellington – author Violet Blue and archivist Adrian Humphris. Together they will explore the byways behind this historical artifact and the stories it charts about Wellington at the turn of the twentieth century.
Elizabeth’s publication has just won the best illustrated non-fiction award at the Ockham Book Awards.
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Refreshments from 3.45pm
Seminar from 4.10pm to 5.10pm
Stout Research Centre Seminar Room
12 Waiteata Road
Kelburn Campus
Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
The event will be available via livestream – https://vuw.zoom.us/j/93323292105
Books will be available for purchase at the event. EFTPOS and cash accepted.